Flight plan issues thwart Euro Hawk's move to Germany

Northrop Grumman has delayed plans to fly a test version of Germany's Euro Hawk unmanned air vehicle to EADS's Manching site, near Munich, early this week, attributing its decision to issues over agreeing a flight plan with the US Federal Aviation Administration.

Developed from the US Air Force's RQ-4 Global Hawk by Northrop and EADS company Cassidian for the electronic intelligence role, the Euro Hawk was due to touch down at Manching on the morning of 19 July, following a transatlantic ferry flight.